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speedometer|spiːˈdɒmɪtə(r)|
[f. speed n. + -ometer -meter.]
1. a. A speed-indicator, esp. one affixed to an automobile.
1904Times 4 Aug. 13/1 His ‘speedometer’..showed he was going at only ten miles an hour. 1912Motor Man. (ed. 14) 115 (caption) Details of system of friction drive for shaft of speedometer. 1932World Today Feb. 261/1 The noisiest thing about this car was its speedometer, which maintained a noise something between a click and a swish. 1955L. G. Pringle Driving Lessons 35 Chancing to glance at his speedometer, he discovered he was travelling at 45 m.p.h. through a built-up area! 1978K. Jolly Driving made Easy 35 The speedometer shows your speed in miles per hour... It should be checked frequently quickly when on the move.
b. The distance-indicator that is often incorporated in the speed-indicator of a motor vehicle; an odometer. U.S.
1929Collier's 12 Jan. 8/2 Don't believe the speedometer of that magnificent limousine. It could have been fixed for sale purposes in twenty minutes. 1938Palmer & Crooks Millions on Wheels v. 87 Several courts have decided..that setting speedometers to indicate lower than actual mileage is a fraudulent practice... The buyer of a used car should therefore not even bother to look at the speedometer mileage. 1942R. W. Riis Repairmen will get You ii. 19 The car has gone at least 20,000 miles, although I think the speedometer doesn't register all the miles.
2. attrib., as speedometer needle.
1909Quarterly Rev. Jan. 148 Men are tempted to feel as if they must be acting rightly when the speedometer needle hovers below the figures 10. 1977N. Slater Crossfire iv. 77 The speedometer needle [was] jumping erratically around the 50 mph mark. |